VIDEO: BC Ferries eyes construction of five new double-enders

JULY 5, 2018 — BC Ferries is planning to build five new double-nded ferries to replace its C-Class ships: Queen of Alberni, Queen of Coquitlam, Queen of Cowichan, Queen of Oak Bay

Cat Multi-Engine Optimizer helps Vroon gain major fuel savings

JULY 5, 2018 — Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) reports that it hasrecently invested in technology capable of saving its clients about 100,000 liters of fuel per year, based on a nine-month test

Bisso Towing orders 6,800 bhp ASD tractor tug

JULY 5, 2018 — Bisso Towboat Co, Inc., Luling, LA, has reached an agreement with the Main Iron Works shipyard, Houma, LA, to begin construction of a new 6,008 bhp EPA Tier

Mitsubishi launches ferry with a space travel theme

JULY 5, 2018 — A 192.5 m ferry christened and launched yesterday by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Yokohama, Japan, shipyard, has a “space travel” interior design theme. Named Kitakami, the vessel is being built

LNG fueled 200K DWT bulker concept design gains AiP

JULY 5, 2018 — ClassNK has given approval in principle (AiP) to the concept design for a 200,000 DWT LNG-fueled bulk carrier developed by NYK Line (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) and shipbuilder

WinGD books milestone order for 100th X-DF engine

JULY 5, 2018 — Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has booked an order for its 100th X-DF engine. It comes just five years after the launch of the engine. GasLog Ltd, an

Rx for LNG carrier efficiency: Peapods, apples and hybrid drive

JULY 3, 2018 — The world’s first “Sayaringo STaGE” next generation LNG carrier, the ABS-classed Diamond Gas Orchid, has been delivered to Diamond LNG Shipping, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and

BMT launches new hybrid ferry design

JULY 3, 2018 — BMT has launched a new hybrid ferry design that could pave the way for a cleaner, more cost-efficient energy option for ferry operators. At 31 m, the 149-passenger

DHT Holdings will install scrubbers on 12 VLCCs

JULY 3, 2018 — Tanker operator DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) has joined the rapidly growing number of shipowners opting to fit scrubbers to a sizable slice of its fleet in preparation for

Vard to build third expedition cruise vessel for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

JULY 3, 2018 — Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has ordered a third Hanseatic series expedition cruise vessel from Vard. It is scheduled for second quarter 2021 delivery from Vard’s Langsten shipyard in Norway.

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